Season 3 of Euphoria won’t come out until 2025 because of the Writers Guild of America strike and author Sam Levinson’s work on the new drama The Idol.

Francesca Orsi, head of HBO’s drama department, stated in an interview with Deadline…, “Euphoria’ is one of those that we had begun writing in tandem with post-production on ‘Idol’ but at this point, we don’t have countless scripts,” adding, “We can’t start shooting, so the delivery of that show — ideally in 2025 — will be determined on when we can pick back up with Sam, who at this point is all pencils down and just finishing posts on Idol.”

Also, “Euphoria” costume designer Heidi Bivens told Vogue that the show wanted to start filming this June and that the new season might jump forward in time. She said, “There is talk of it being approximately five years in the future, and that they’re not in high school anymore. Dorothy’s not in Kansas anymore.”